“Sideshow Collectibles & Sideshow /Weta Collectibles to Exhibit at San Diego Comic Convention 2003
For Immediate Release
Westlake Village, CA—July 15, 2003 - Sideshow / Weta Collectibles is pleased to announce that it return to the
enormously successful Lord of the Rings Pavilion at this year’s International Comic Convention in San Diego, California.
The Comic Convention, held at the San Diego Convention Center will run from July 17- 20, 2003, with a special Preview
Night on July 16, for pre-registered professionals, press and four day attendees.
This year The Lord of the Rings Pavilion will feature New Line Home Entertainment and seven of New Line’s LOTR
licensees, including Sideshow / Weta, Houghton Mifflin, Electronic Arts, Games Workshop, Decipher, Sabertooth Games, and
the Noble Collection. The LOTR Pavilion will also feature fan site TheOneRing.net, forged by and for fans of J.R.R.
Tolkien.
With crowds expected to swell to well over 65,000 for the weekend, this show will be action packed to accommodate the
fans. The Sideshow / Weta booth returns with its impressive display of Lord of the Rings merchandise, showcasing their
new Return of the King products and large limited edition figures, environments, prints and bronzes. Sideshow's exhibit
will be at booth #2529 in the LOTR Pavilion. Middle Earth will be re-created at the Sideshow Collectibles booth with
looming Cave Troll display and life-sized figures of the Ringwraith on Steed, Gollum and a Goblin.
On hand this year will be Academy Award winner, Richard Taylor, Director of Weta Workshop, the special effects facility
that brought Middle Earth to life on film. Richard Taylor will also be accompanied by several of the highly talented
artists whose work also appears in the trilogy. The Weta crew will be performing a make-up demonstration on Saturday
afternoon during a special presentation given by New Line Cinema. There will also by a costumed Sideshow / Weta employee
who will be available for photo opportunities at the Sideshow booth (#2529).
The Lord of the Rings Pavilion will feature raffles and giveaways throughout the weekend. Tabletop gaming and electronic
gaming stations will be available as well as New Line’s 20-ft. screen, which will feature clips and sneak peak from
"Return of the King". Don’t forget to stop by the Sideshow / Weta booth to enter for a chance to win the coveted sold
out, Balrog statue!
Sideshow Collectibles will be showcasing their core product lines including T3, The Simpsons, Star Trek, James Bond,
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Universal Classic Monsters, Muppets and more. They will also debut upcoming products
including a 1/4 scale Frankenstein figure, WW1 figures, Civil War figures, World of Froud Faeries, Live by the Sword
-Pirates and more! The famed Creature from the Black Lagoon 12 inch figure will debut at this show, along with Q and
JAWS from the action packed James Bond line.
**For more information about San Diego Comic Convention, please visit the convention website at http://www.comic-con.org
**New product images will be posted on Wednesday, July 16th, 2003. Please visit our website at
http://www.sideshowcollectibles.com for daily coverage of the show.